Trump’s new clashes with federal judges

A federal judge gave the Trump administration one more day to respond to questions about recent deportation flights to El Salvador with alleged gang members, but warned of “consequences” if he learns his order to turn the flights around was deliberately ignored. President Trump said he did not defy a court order. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.

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Roberts rebukes Trump, allies over attacks against federal judge

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a rare statement rebuking a push to impeach judges, hours after President Trump echoed such calls amid a clash with a federal judge over migrant ...
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A federal judge has ordered six federal agencies to offer to reinstate probationary employees who were fired as part of the Trump administration's cuts through the Office of Personnel Management. ...
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Poll: As Trump and courts clash, voters weigh whether each branch of government has too much power

As a federal judge presses President Donald Trump's administration over whether it violated an order halting deportations, in a growing clash between the presidency and the judicial branch, more ...
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Federal judge blocks Trump transgender military ban

A federal judge has blocked President Trump's executive order which would prevent transgender people from serving in the military.
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Laura Ingraham presses Trump on whether he’d defy a court order

Fox News host Laura Ingraham pressed President Trump on Tuesday about whether he would defy a court order he disagreed with amid a clash between his administration and a federal judge over flights ...
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Federal judge rules Trump must reinstate many fired federal employees

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration must reinstate probationary government employees fired unlawfully at several agencies, lambasting the Justice Department at a hearing ...
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Breyer defends Roberts, federal judges in Trump feud

Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer defended Chief Justice John Roberts and the federal judiciary, stating that judges should not be influenced by public opinion and that impeachment is ...
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Judge finds Trump unlawfully fired head of federal employee labor board

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Trump’s firing of the head of a board that resolves disputes between federal employees and the government was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Sparkle ...
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Federal judge orders Trump admin to reinstate thousands of probationary employees

A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of previously terminated probationary employees across 18 different agencies.
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The Trump administration clashes with a judge.
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Trump calls for impeachment of judge who blocked Alien Enemies Act deportations

In a social media post, President Trump called for the impeachment of a federal judge who ordered the halting of deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports on how ...
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Appeals court denies Trump's bid to immediately reverse fired federal workers' reinstatement

A federal appeals court in a 2-1 decision Monday declined to immediately block a judge’s order that the Trump administration reinstate fired probationary employees at six federal agencies. The new ...
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Second judge blocks mass firings of probationary federal workers

A second federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers, issuing an order Thursday that probationary employees be reinstated weeks after their dismissal. The ruling, ...
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Judge orders Trump administration to reveal details of deportation flights to El Salvador

The Trump administration has until noon Tuesday to share details with a federal judge about the deportation flights carrying undocumented Venezuelans with alleged gang ties over the weekend. CBS ...
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Timeline of Trump’s Deportation Flights, From Alien Enemies Act to Judge’s Order

A New York Times review of flight data showed that at the time of a federal judge’s order, two flights were in the air, and one had not yet taken off.
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Judges order Trump to rehire thousands of fired federal workers

Two federal courts are ruling that the firings of probationary federal workers were improper and that tens of thousands of those employees must be immediately reinstated. The Trump administration ...
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Federal judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

A federal judge has blocked the deportation of a Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate whom federal immigration agents arrested in New York on Saturday. Mahmoud Khalil, who helped ...
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Conservative former federal judge says Trump has ‘declared war’ on US rule of law

J Michael Luttig said a constitutional crisis is brewing due to Trump’s defiance of a court order over deportations. Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key ...
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Judge blocks Trump’s transgender military ban

A federal judge Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from enlisting or serving in the military.
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Trump administration moves to reinstate 24,000 federal workers after judge's order

The Trump administration has taken steps to reinstate thousands of probationary workers who were fired in its effort to downsize the federal government, according to court filings in one of two ...
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Details on judge's ruling that some government workers must be reinstated after mass firings

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate thousands of probationary federal employees who were recently fired. CBS News congressional reporter ...
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Trump calls for impeachment of judge in deportation flight case

President Trump on Tuesday called for the impeachment of a federal judge who directed flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to be turned around in what has become a contentious battle with the ...
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Judge blocks implementation of Trump's transgender military ban

A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked implementation of President Trump’s executive order effectively barring transgender people from serving openly in the military, a stark blow to the ...
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How Congress could — but probably won't — impeach a federal judge

The attacks on the judiciary by Donald Trump and his allies have increased in recent days, with calls to impeach a judge who ruled against the president on deportations.
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Judges and world leaders defy Trump as Congress sits on sidelines

Federal judges and foreign leaders are acting as the emergency brakes to Trump as he pushes to remake the world.
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Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate most fired probationary staff

Ruling by California judge applies to thousands of employees dismissed from six federal agencies. A federal judge in California granted a preliminary injunction to reinstate thousands of fired ...
The Guardian - 6d
White House calls judge challenging Trump deportation order a ‘Democrat activist’

Press secretary says judge who weighed legality of Trump deportation order ‘does not have that authority’. The White House on Wednesday labeled the federal judge challenging the Trump ...
The Guardian - 14h
Trump administration reinstating nearly 25,000 fired federal workers

The move to bring back laid off probationary employees comes after two federal judges deemed the terminations illegal.
BBC News - 20h
Musk, Rubio clashed in front of Trump during Cabinet meeting: Sources

During a charged Cabinet meeting Thursday at the White House, Elon Musk clashed with top Cabinet officials, sources told ABC News
ABC News - Mar. 7
Judge blocks Trump administration plan to cut millions for teacher training

Eight states had requested a temporary restraining order, which judge granted saying ‘programs ... will be gutted’ . A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration’s plan to ...
The Guardian - Mar. 12
Chief Justice delivers rare rebuke to Trump after call to impeach judge

Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked President Trump after he called for the impeachment of a federal judge who tried to block swift deportations. The White House said it complied with the judge’s ...
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Federal judge hears arguments on Mahmoud Khalil's detention

Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident and prominent leader of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University currently facing deportation by the Trump administration, will remain in detention ...
NBC News - Mar. 12
Roberts says impeaching judges "not an appropriate response" to disagreement

The chief justice's statement came after President Trump called for a federal judge to be impeached.
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Judge blocks 'unlawful' Trump order targeting Clinton 2016 law firm

A federal judge entered an emergency order barring the Trump administration from implementing parts of its executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie.
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GOP lawmakers conflicted over Trump’s clash with judiciary

Republican lawmakers are conflicted over how to respond to President Trump’s confrontational standoff with the federal judiciary, which drew a rare public rebuke Tuesday from Chief Justice John ...
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Trump admin live updates: WH continues to attack judges blocking Trump's agenda

The White House continued Trump's criticism of the federal judiciary, even after Chief Justice John Roberts' rebuke of Republican calls to impeach judges.
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Judge blocks Trump administration from implementing Alien Enemies Act

A federal judge expanded his ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 on Saturday preventing the removal of Venezuelan undocumented ...
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GOP senator weighs in on Trump’s 1798 immigration law, judge’s attempt to block it

Republican Sen. Mike Rounds (S.D.) appeared Sunday on CNN, where he spoke about President Trump’s decision to invoke a 1798 immigration law and a federal judge’s attempt to block it. On Saturday, ...
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